Greater Toronto Area’s York Region is home to more than 4,000 information and communication technology (ICT) companies. Just north of Toronto, this concentrated tech community includes municipalities such as Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora, and Newmarket, among others.

While the region is recognized as a thriving tech hub, less is known about its emerging gaming scene.

The Canadian Videogame Awards is pleased to announce celebrated videogame actor Mark Meer as the new host for the 5th annual ceremony, taking place November 21st at The Carlu in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Vancouver's infamy as a hotbed of the gaming industry is more than deserved, thanks to the triple-A behemoths, the flurry of independent developers, and all of the talent distributed between them. But it's also home to one of Canada's most innovative transmedia companies—though they would not encourage use of that word.

Gamers form a huge community, often collaborating with individuals around the world. In recognition of the strength and cohesiveness of the gaming community, BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Canada are appealing to BC’s gamers to attend BC’s first "Extra Life" Guild event on July 15.

As part of the June edition of the Techvibes 20, GoToMeeting Canada interviewed Game Hive, developer of mobile games for iOS and Android. Founded in 2009, the Markham-based company recently passed the 65 million downloads mark.

Again showcasing Canadian talent and creativity, an impressive number of Canadian developed and published video games are taking centre stage at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) in Los Angeles.

In today’s tech startup scene, it takes a strong stomach and an iron will to compete in an ever-changing environment. With the entire industry predicated towards looking beyond the horizon for the next great innovation, the next great trend and opportunity, the idea of building for old technology is highly counterintuitive.